If Mark Davis is indeed using Las Vegas and a proposed $1.3 billion Strip stadium as a way to land a new palace to replace the ramshackle site that is O.co Coliseum in Oakland, he sure is keeping a straight face about things.
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Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis will appear before a state committee later this month to discuss relocating the National Football League team to Las Vegas.
The NFL’s Oakland Raiders plan to play some preseason games at Sam Boyd Stadium, and possibly one regular-season game per year, to help build their fan base in Southern Nevada if a deal is reached to build a new domed stadium near the Las Vegas Strip.
Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis met with UNLV officials Friday and toured Sam Boyd Stadium, home of the Rebels football team.
Consultants working for Las Vegas Sands and Majestic Realty told the 11-member Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee on Thursday about the benefits a domed stadium would bring to Southern Nevada.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday at the league meetings in Boca Raton, Florida, that he isn’t dismissing Las Vegas as a potential home for an NFL franchise.
The Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee, empaneled by executive order by Gov. Brian Sandoval last year, has been gathering information for the past seven months on what amenities and improvements can best enhance the visitor experience in Las Vegas. Those issues come to a fore at a meeting Thursday.
During a surprisingly emotional appearance before a congressional panel on Tuesday, Troy Vincent, the NFL’s executive vice president of football operations, admitted the league made a “crucial mistake” in its initial punishment of Ray Rice and got choked up when describing his commitment to improving their policies.
Raiders coach Antonio Pierce is able to make up for lost time with his son De’Andre on his staff, and is proud of the amount of good dads in the organization.
The Raiders are expected to watch the pro day of one of the top quarterback prospects in the draft Wednesday, then meet with the passer privately afterward.
The battle to play in Las Vegas in Super Bowl 58 is down to four teams, with Baltimore and San Francisco early favorites in the NFL conference title games.
The New York Giants are heavy underdogs at Las Vegas sportsbooks against the host San Francisco 49ers on “Thursday Night Football.”
The Raiders might not have high expectations among national analysts and oddsmakers, but their star players have the respect of fellow players around the NFL.
The Raiders faced a 1 p.m. Tuesday deadline to decide whether to use the franchise tag on star running back Josh Jacobs and had been in discussions on a new contract.
The Supreme Court rejected Oakland’s last-ditch effort to revive an antitrust lawsuit against the NFL over the Raiders’ move to Las Vegas in 2020.
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The Raiders shouldn’t have made Antonio Pierce hold an end-of-season press conference Monday, but they made the right call by firing him Tuesday.
Here is a look at 12 potential candidates to be the Raiders’ next coach, from likely possibilities to complete long shots.
The Raiders had high hopes for Antonio Pierce after making him the full-time coach. But his success didn’t carry over into this season and he was fired Tuesday.
Antonio Pierce said Monday morning he assumed he still was the Raiders’ coach, but he has yet to meet with owner Mark Davis and general manager Tom Telesco.
